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DECISIVELY
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In an indisputable degree
Example:
the Fisher Act of 1918 decisively raised their status and pay
Classified under:
Pertainym:
decisive (unmistakable)
Sense 2
Meaning:
With finality; conclusively
Example:
the voted settled the argument decisively
Classified under:
Antonym:
indecisively (without finality; inconclusively)
Pertainym:
decisive (determining or having the power to determine an outcome)
Sense 3
Meaning:
With firmness
Example:
'I will come along,' she said decisively
Synonyms:
decisively; resolutely
Classified under:
Antonym:
indecisively (lacking firmness or resoluteness)
Pertainym:
decisive (characterized by decision and firmness)
Context examples:
The telephone rang inside, startlingly, and as Daisy shook her head decisively at Tom the subject of the stables, in fact all subjects, vanished into air.
(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
He shrugged his shoulders. "I know nothing whatever about mechanics," he said decisively.
(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
"It's a bitch," said Tom decisively. "Here's your money. Go and buy ten more dogs with it."
(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
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